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Definition of Intelligence
Human intelligence has the following characteristics: o A set of skills that enable a person to resolve genuine problems encountered in life. o The ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valued in a culture. o The potential for recognizing or creating problems, thereby establishing the necessity for the new knowledge.
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Intelligence is not singular: intelligences are multiple. Every person is a unique blend of dynamic intelligences.
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Intelligences vary in development, both within and among individuals. All intelligences are dynamic.
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Multiple intelligences can be identified and described. Every person deserves opportunities to recognize and develop the multiplicity of intelligences.
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The use of one of the intelligences can be used to enhance another intelligence. Personal background density and dispersion are critical to knowledge, beliefs, and skills in all intelligences.
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Linguistic Intelligence
Linguistic intelligence (or verbalverballinguistic) is the ability to use with clarity the core operations of language. People with highly developed linguistic intelligence are sensitive to the meaning of words. They have the capacity to follow rules of grammar, and, on carefully selected occasions, to violate them with good effect.
At a somewhat more sensory level, linguistic intelligence is a sensitivity to the sounds, rhythms, inflections, and meters of words-words-the ability which can make even poetry in a foreign tongue beautiful to hear. Linguistic intelligence is also a sensitivity to the different functions of language-language--its its potential to excite, convince, stimulate, convey information, or simply to please.
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Poets Politicians Authors Teachers Reporters Lecturers Speakers Attorneys TalkTalk -show hosts
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Logicalogical-Mathematical Intelligence
Logical-Mathematical Logicalintelligence is logical and mathematical ability as well as scientific ability. Abstraction is fundamental, reasoning is complex, and problemproblem-solution is natural. Order and sequence are significant. There is a drive to know causality as well as the explication of existence. existence.
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Naturalistic Intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence is the ability to understand, relate to, categorize, classify, comprehend, and explain the things encountered in the world of nature.
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Singers Composers Instrumentalists Conductors People who enjoy, understand, use, create, perform, and appreciate music and/or elements of music
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the ability to recognize instances of the same element the ability to recognize transformations of one element in another the capacity to conjure up mental imagery and then to transform that imagery the ability to produce a graphic likeness of spatial information
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Existential Intelligence
Existential Intelligence is sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence.
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People who exhibit developed existential intelligence include: Theologians Philosophers Spiritual advisors
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Curricular Implications
All intelligences are needed to function in society Educators need to reach out to a broader range of skills and talents A deeper understanding of curriculum takes place when more intelligences are incorporated Can we facilitate interconnections between/among intelligences?
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Allowing opportunities for assessment that allows students to use their stronger intelligences can be an indicator of their grasp of the material
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Portfolios, independent projects, journals, and other creative projects allows for student choice and therefore interest in creating. Material learned and applied in an authentic situation may have greater learning impact.
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Useful Resource
www.ldprpride.net/learningstyles
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